HB3129 Summary

• Divides TANF grant amounts into two portions: 75% designated for children and 25% designated for adult members of assistance units.

• Imposes a 30% reduction of the adult portion of grants for noncompliant adults, while prohibiting any sanction from reducing the child portion of grants.

• Requires full grant restoration on the first day of the month following a determination that adults comply with program requirements and remain eligible.

• Establishes additional good cause exemptions from sanctions, including homelessness, eviction notices, utility disconnection, and exiting publicly funded institutions without stable housing.

• Requires TANF benefit levels to reach at least 30% of federal poverty guidelines by October 1, 2018, with annual adjustments thereafter to maintain that percentage.